Ezzat Elkamhawi opens the doors of literature to life’s contradictions, revealing the fragility of the human being caught between joy and loss, longing and heartbreak—with a language that gracefully captures the depth of the human essence.
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The first Gulf story comes alive in a session with writers Abdulwahab Alhammadi, Hasan Madan, Maryam AlZarooni, and Mohammed Alhebsi. Relive tales of diving and travel, and explore how life before oil shaped the region’s cultural identity and collective memory.
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